Mac Power Users

Learn about getting the most from your Apple technology with focused topics and workflow guests. Creating Mac Power Users since 2009, one conversation at a time. Hosted by David Sparks and Stephen Robles.

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9: Getting Ready for Snow Leopard

We know, we were supposed to do a show about security this week. But with all the news coming out about Snow Leopard we just couldn't help ourselves. In this episode we talk about how to get your Mac ready for Snow Leopard and our tips for a smooth install process. Links and Show Notes: Links of note  Snow Leopard Specifications Apple Up-to-Date Program Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard Mac OS X Snow Leopard Family Pack (5-User) Mac Box Set (with Snow Leopard) Mac Box Set Famil...

Aug 16, 2009•33 min•Ep. 9

8: Backup!

In this episode, David and Katie discuss backup tools, strategies and plans. Links and Show Notes: Links of note  SuperDuper Carbon Copy Cloner Time Machine Time Capsule Drobo MobileMe Mozy Backblaze Carbonite Amazon S3 Backjack Crashplan iDrive Microsoft Skydrive Chronosync Chronosync Agent Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership...

Aug 09, 2009•37 min•Ep. 8

7: LaunchBar Blackbelt

In this episode we cover popular application launcher, LaunchBar. This episode goes beyond the basics and includes are several power user tips. We recommend you listen to this one in front of a Mac equipped with LaunchBar. Enjoy. Links and Show Notes: Links of note  LaunchBar LaunchBar Features Page LaunchBar Scripts Timer Script LaunchBar Search Templates Wolfram Alpha Template David's favorite - Tea Timer Other Launchers Apple Spotlight Google Quick Search Box Quicksilver Drag...

Jul 26, 2009•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 7

6: Setting Up A New Mac

In this episode we talk all about setting up a new Mac. Do you want to migrate your data or start from scratch? What are the options for getting your old data on your new Mac? Katie and David explore the options and share their tips and tricks. Links and Show Notes: Links of note  Carbon Copy Cloner SuperDuper 1Password DropBox PDF Pen Update MacSparky Screencast (Multiple e-mail accounts) Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership...

Jul 10, 2009•35 min•Ep. 6

5: Word Processing and Writing

Episode five takes on word processing and writing on your Mac. It is no longer all about Microsoft Word. Apple's own Pages is becoming a contender and there are several other tools that will help you write better. Links and Show Notes: Links of note  Microsoft Office OpenOffice NeoOffice Apple Pages Scrivener WriteRoom MacSpeech Dictate TextExpander OmniGraphSketcher The Scourge of Arial Original Macintosh System Fonts Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership...

Jun 28, 2009•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 5

4: Staying in Sync

In our fourth episode we talk about a subject that plagues many Mac users, keeping thing in sync. Whether you're trying to sync documents or data to another computer, a mobile device, or the cloud we talk about various products and services to allow you to always have your data available no matter where you are. We discuss various options including MobileMe and Dropbox for file syncing, as well as programs that keep just specific types of data, such as music or calendars in sync. Notes: 1) Pleas...

Jun 04, 2009•31 min•Ep. 4

3: Going Paperless

In this episode, we discuss all the steps necessary to take your piles of paper and get it into your Mac and organized. Links and Show Notes: Fujitsu ScanSnap 300M Fujitsu ScanSnap 1500M Prizmo - Scan with your Camera Griffin Clarifi iPhone Case Hazel ScreencastsOnline Hazel episode Yep PDF Management Leap ExactScan EagleFiler DEVONthink The Neat Company Paperless Yojimbo Evernote PDFpen Readiris - OCR Software Encrypted Disk Image Video ( MacSparky Screencast) Support Mac Power Users with a Rel...

May 23, 2009•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 3

2: All About E-Mail (Part 2)

In part 2 of our E-mail series we go in-depth on our various systems for managing email, the pros and cons of each system, developing a good email work flow, learning how avoid becoming a slave to your inbox, email etiquette and other useful tools. If you haven't had a chance to listen to Episode 1 yet, you'll probably want to listen to that for background before picking up Episode 2. Links and Show Notes: Apple Mail Add-ons Mail Act-On Mail Tags LetterBox Task Management OmniFocus Things Other ...

May 12, 2009•22 min•Ep. 2

1: All About E-Mail

We actually talked about e-mail for 2 hours. But we didn't want to scare too many people away with our very first podcast so we decided to release this episode in two parts. In part one we talk about the differences between IMAP and POP and why we prefer IMAP, storing messages, Mobile Me and Gmail services, managing multiple email accounts, Apple Mail, smart folders, rules, spotlight search, data detectors, stationary, thread organization, To-Do management, mail stationary, plug-ins, archiving m...

May 05, 2009•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 1

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